Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-23

Nc. 707 FranEIin street the Gene
rails richmond Residence.

rails Richmond Residence.
Tie house No. 707 east Franklin
street. between Seventh and Eigh n, a
rod-bIick front, with basement and
three stories above il, was built about
.oriy-yCaIs ago by Mr.. Norman Stuart
a1d WAS occupied as his residence until
1851, and at his death was devised
90 Mr. Johu Stuart, Of Brook Hill, to
ahCsc estate it now belongs. Early IN
.ho war it was occupied by General
Eu,us Lee dhon member OF tne
Presidents staff and n number of
ether officers. Fromthe caTiago-Diock
ia front of this house in june, 1852,
after the wounding of General John
s,on ut Seven Pines, General 4. f.. Lee
mounted his horse and rode away to
take command of the Army Of North
en- Virginia Soon after that 1t became
lis home home, however. that his
lxacting duties seldom permitted him
TO visit.
One Of the most approved pictures
e Lee of tie war period, representing
him with General Gusts Lee and Colo
mel Walter Il. Taylor by bis side, was
taken il the back porch of this house.
After the surrender at AppomattoX
General Lee returned TO this house,
md there remained until called to the
presidency of Washington College now
Washington and Lee University, at
Lexington. In some of the subsequent
wears the WestmOreland Club occupied
The house. Now Mr.. W. o. English,
principal Of one Of the public schools,
resides there.
The house is roomy and airy, andthe
ueiehborhood, though not now ultra
fashionable, is one OF the most genteel
IN tie city.
Tie house is two or thrce-minu,es
walk from the Capitol and is only lit
re more than square from Main street.
Quite early in the war large sum OF
money was raised here to purchase a
hone in Richmond for General Lees
family, but lie declined the gift, and
asked that the money be applied to the
relief of the sick and wounded of the
army and soldiers families, which was
done. 4 similar movement was made
in the City Council, which he likewise
discountenanced.
PreAident DaVts's House.
The jeff. Davis Mansion, Clay and
Twelfth streets, as the former "White
Horse of the Confederacy is popu-
lorly called, is only four or five squares
from the Capitol. II is three stories
nigh. of brick, painted. Here for
nearly four years Mr.. Davis and family
resided here he held his most i'm
portant councils with General Il. l..
/ Ice. and here the Presidents little son
Jcscph (who is buried not far from
President Monroe at Hollywood met
his death by a fall from the back porcnl.
The house is roomy and Old-fasluoned,
and was built ard long occupied by Dr.
John Brockenbrough. When the capl.
tai of the Confederacy was remove
from Montgomery to Richmond TIA
rroperty was purchased 10y the city an
rendered as present to Mr.. Davis. a
,nch he declined to receive it, but con
,ented TO occupy it for his term, leaving
the title in the city. After the occupa-
tion of Richmond by the Union force
in 1865 till the restoration OF civil gov
crnmeut in 1870 the building was oc
cuuied in whole or in part as resi-
dcnce or headquarters by the militar,
commanders of this distrlct-viz., Cen
erals Godfrey Weitzel, K. .. q: Ord
II. W. Halleck, A. II. Terry, John Al
Schofeld, George StonemaD, AleXan
der s. Webb, and +. r. S. Candy. Ih,
property still belongs to the city, an'
= NV :. Coniral School.